Job title: Technical Product Owner

Location: Minneapolis, MN - Onsite

Contract 

Rate: $55/hr on C2C

Mode: A hybrid work schedule will be followed where Team A will work from the office on Thursday, Friday [Sat and Sun off-days] Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday while Team B works remotely during the same period. In the following week, the schedule will rotate, with Team B working from the office and Team A working remotely. 

Qualifications / Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a Scrum Master/TPO role.
• Familiarity with software development.
• Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement).
• Good knowledge of other Agile frameworks.
• Excellent communication and servant leadership skills.
• Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability.
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Degree in Computer Science, Business, or similar field.
• Scrum Master certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage each project's scope and timeline.
• Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings, and daily stand-ups.
• Coach team members in Agile frameworks.
• Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration.
• Be the point of contact for external communications (e.g., from customers or stakeholders).
• Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests.
• Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur.
• Help teams implement changes effectively.
• Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint.
• Guide development teams to higher Scrum maturity.
• Help build a productive environment where team members "own" the product and enjoy working on it.
• Responsible for innovation and end-to-end launch of products.
• Collaborate with Digital Business partners and Vendors to co-develop a roadmap and drive products and features from concept to launch in a fast-paced environment.
• Work with cross-functional teams and various stakeholders, including analytics, design/user experience, engineering, and user enablement.
• Turn data insights into products with actionable outcomes to the ultimate customer.
• Work in an Agile environment and continuously reviews the business needs, refines priorities, outlines milestones and deliverables, and identifies opportunities and risks.
• Partner with stakeholders and customers across the organization to inform the product vision, strategy, features, and prioritization.
• Partner with Business to develop, own, and execute product roadmap.
• Translate product roadmap features into well-defined product requirements including features, user stories, and acceptance test criteria.
• Prioritize and maintain the sprint backlog for assigned products, balancing the requirements of stakeholders.
• Lead the product functional design process based on an intimate knowledge of the users and technology.
• Define and execute go-to-market plan, working to ensure that product management, marketing, and sales have what they need to be successful.
• Develop and maintain appropriate tracking and reporting of product performance post-launch to evaluate future investment.